# Accident 20000923039479A: Piper PA22135, Enochville, NC, September 23, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2000, 19:06 local time
- Place: Enochville, NC
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6599° N, 80.4790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6599&lon=-80.4790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3483A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3483A-2003-02-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000923039479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 9/23/00 AT APPROX. 1900 EDT, THE A/C DEPARTED BARRINGER FIELD NEAR ENOCHVILLE, NC, AT APPROX. 200-300 AGL. THE ENGINE PILOT PULLED ON CARBHT AND SWITCH TANKS. THE PILOT WAS GOING TO TRY AND GO UNDER THE MAJOR POWER LINES. THE A/C IMPACTED TREES PRIOR TO THE POWERLINES. A/C THEN IMPACTED GROUND BETWEEN THE TREES AND POWERLINES WHEN IT CAME TO REST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA00LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA269), Sep 23, 2000: Piper PA-22-135 (N3483A), Enochville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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